DALLAS — As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, a Winter Weather Advisory is in place for western and northern Texas. Areas under the advisory will have the best chance of accumulating snow by mid-afternoon.
While the Dallas-Fort Worth area is currently not under that advisory, warming shelters have opened to get people out of the cold and rain.
Here are the ones we know of so far:
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army has opened shelters in Dallas, Collin, and Tarrant counties.
- Dallas County:the Garland Corps Community Center will open for inclement weather shelter on Tuesday.
- Collin County: the McKinney Corps Community Center was activated for inclement weather shelter on Saturday and will remain open overnight through Tuesday.
- Tarrant County: the Arlington Corps Community Center was activated for inclement weather shelter on Sunday and the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center is on standby and prepared to serve families in the area as the need arises.
Two shelters are on standby in Denton County in case temps go below 32 degrees. They'll be at the Denton and Lewisville Corps Community Centers.
Arlington
The Arlington Life Shelter will start taking people in at 2 p.m. Tuesday. It's located at 325 West Division Street.
If that center reaches capacity, workers will recommend people go to the Salvation Army's Arlington center.
Garland
GLOWS is set to open a warming station at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. That'll be at the Salvation Army Garland Boys & Girls Club Building 435 on South 5th Street.
To check for opening hours, you can call 972-495-6476.
Richardson
The Richardson Police Department, located at 200 N. Greenville Avenue, is opening its lobby for a warming shelter for those in need. The lobby will be open starting at 5 p.m. and remain open until it is no longer needed, the department said.
If you know of any other warming shelters in North Texas, please email the information to digital@wfaa.com.
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